Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
412 AM MST THU MAR 6 2014

NMZ501>540-062300-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
412 AM MST THU MAR 6 2014

...UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNING TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND PROGRESS SOUTH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...
BRINGING BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY AND COOLER CONDITIONS. AT THE
SAME TIME...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TAKE SHAPE OVER NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO AND MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE SATURDAY. AS A RESULT...
SHOWERS...WITH LOWLAND RAIN AND SNOW AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL BECOME
MORE NUMEROUS AND WIDESPREAD OVER THE NORTH AND EAST FRIDAY AND
ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE MOST LIKELY OVER
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE ADJACENT NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
AND PLAINS WHERE SEVERAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. SOME LOCATIONS WHICH
MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE GLORIETA AREA TO THE
COLORADO STATE LINE...AND HIGHWAY 64 AND 87 FROM RATON TO CLAYTON...
WHERE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

AS THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS SOUTH SATURDAY...THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS
MAY BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...ESPECIALLY IF SURFACE WINDS BECOME EASTERLY ACROSS THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY. HOWEVER...SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT.

STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS WITH NOAA
WEATHER RADIO...ON LINE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR YOUR PREFERRED
INTERNET WEATHER INFORMATION PROVIDER...AND FROM BROADCAST AND PRINT
MEDIA. JOIN THE WEATHER CONVERSATION ON BOTH TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.
FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS VISIT NMROADS.COM OR CALL
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